The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2028
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
11:04 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.80° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.43° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.